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Massimo Ralli

Otolaryngology - MEDS-18/A (formerly MED/31)

Biography

Associate professor at the Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, for Otolaryngology and Audiology and Phoniatrics (MEDS-18/A)

Councilor of the National University Council Area 06, Medical Sciences, at the Ministry of University and Research.

Prof. Ralli obtained a degree in Medicine and Surgery from Sapienza University of Rome in 2006, a specialization in Otolaryngology from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome in 2011 and a PhD in Neurophysiology of the Cervical-Facial District from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome in 2014.

University researcher at the Department of Sense Organs of Sapienza, University of Rome, and Medical Doctor at the Unit of Otolaryngology, Policlinico Umberto I University Hospital, Rome from 2018 to 2024.

Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Hearing and Deafness, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA.

National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor for Otolaryngology and Audiology.

Member of the Board of numerous national scientific societies.

He has held numerous teaching positions in master’s degree courses, residency programs, research doctorates and first and second level master’s degrees in the disciplines of Otolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics.

Winner of the Politzer Prize for scientific research in otolaryngology (Politzer Society, International Society for Otologic Surgery and Science).

Author of over 400 scientific works published in national and international journals and 13 book chapters in the field of otolaryngology (H-Index: 34).

The research activity is mainly aimed at the following topics:

  • Sensorineural hearing loss and peripheral hearing damage
  • Pathophysiological mechanisms of tinnitus and hyperacusis
  • Identification and treatment of somatosensory tinnitus
  • Pathophysiological mechanisms of peripheral and central neurodegeneration
  • Innovative study methods in the main hearing pathologies